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51 Cards in this Set
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The power to * provides a way of bringing charges against the President for any high crimes and misdemeanors committed while in office
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Necessary and Proper Clause
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In the overall process of lawmaking, Congress does NOT
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introduce many bills
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a legal proceeding for distributing to creditors the assets of those unable to pay their debts
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bankruptcy
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When a bill is introduced in the House, it is FIRST
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given to the Rules Committee
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All treaties must be approved by a two-thirds vote of
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] the Senate
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House members are elected to serve
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two-year terms
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The main reason that Congress creates committees is to
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educate new members
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The bicameral structure of Congress does all of the following EXCEPT
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concentrate power in a singel, centralized agency
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The powers of Congress are affected by all of the following EXCEPT
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what the States' constitutions say Congress may do
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In order to reflect changes in the population of each State, seats in the House of Representatives are
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reapportioned among the States every 10 years
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What power allows Congress to take private property for such uses as a military base, a national park, or a post office?
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the power of eminent domain
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Conference committees act as a "third house of Congress" when they
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produce a new bill that replaces differing House and Senate versions
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After each census, which of the following determines the number of seats each State should have in the House of Representatives?
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a special House committee
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Which of the following is NOT a constitutional method by which COngress may acquire property?
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taking private property without just compensation
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In both houses, the standing committees
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are usually chaired by members chosen on the basis of seniority
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Which of the following is NOT a constitutional method by which COngress may acquire property?
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• [A] taking private property without just compensation (correct answer)
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• [A] taking private property without just compensation (correct answer)
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Rules Committee
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Either house of Congress may respond to charges of price-gouging in the cable TV industry by using its (1 pt)
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B] judicial powers
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The House Rules Committee may do all of the following EXCEPT (1 pt)
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• [D] attach amendments to a bill (correct answer)
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Committee chairpersons usually are chosen
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[D] on the basis of seniority
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On the first day of each new term, the House
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elects a Speaker to preside
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In order to prevent a bill passed by Congress from becoming law, the President may
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not sign it and attach a veto message
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Which of the following judicial powers does Congress NOT have?
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the power to override Supreme COurt decisions by majority vote
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the exclusive legal right to copy, sell, or publish a piece of creative work
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copyright
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With just a fraction of its seats up for election at any one time, the Senate is the sole * in COngress.
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continuous body
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Which statement about the Senate is True?
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] it has two members from each state
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The term "third house of Congress" is sometimes applied to
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conference committees
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In Congress, screening bills for floor consideration is a major duty of
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committee members
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Members of Congress fill of the following roles EXCEPT that of
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cabinet member
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Committee chairpersons may do all of the following EXCEPT
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] choose all members of their committees
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Congress must meet formally at least twice during each * to carry out the business of lawmaking
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] session
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All of the following war powers are granted to Congress EXCEPT
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the power to appoint a commander in chief
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Seats in the House of Representatives are gerrymandered among the States on the basis of their populations
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False
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a grant for the exclusive right to make, use, or sell new or improved inventions
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patent
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Each session of Congress lasts two years
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true
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Which of the following powers could COngress use to help protect American car makers from foreign competition?
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the power to tax
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The Senate is known as a continuous body, because only a third of its seats are up for election at the same time
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true
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Congress regulates all commercial interactions between the States and is authorized to do so by the
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commerce power
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Seats in the HOuse of Representatives are * among the States according to their populations
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apportioned
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Unlike the House, the Senate has a legislative process with
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few limits on debate
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Majority floor leaders hold considerable power due mainly to the fact that
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the majority party has more seats than the other party has
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An emergency may prompt the President to call a * of Congress
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special session
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Which of the following is NOT a qualification for senators?
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must have a degree in law
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Bills that originate in either house of COngress may be
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] ignored completely by the members of Congress
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The lawmaking fuction of Congress is central to democracy because
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it is the means by which the public will becomes public policy
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Members of Congress w ho vote according to their party's wishes are
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partisans
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Which of the following happens only in the Senate?
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a majority of members forces a bill out of committee by discharge petition
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Most measures introduced in the House die at which of these steps?
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] committee (
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In the Senate, a filibuster may be ended with a vote that invokes
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the rule of cloture
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The president of the Senate
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is replaced, when absent, by the president pro tempore
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the government may take private property by * to make room for an interstate highway
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eminent domain
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